PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 7961 p4p, 719 weight class) and Joey Boss (ranked 23576 p4p, 827 weight class). Silver Jr comes to the ring accompanied by The Return. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver Jr
vs
Boss

184 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Boss!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boss lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boss slips a jab from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boss has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silver Jr throws the left hand but Boss avoids the punch easily.
Boss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver Jr lands a head kick. Boss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Joey Boss has been cut.
Boss misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver Jr as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Boss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Boss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver Jr looks to throw the jab but Boss is out of range.
Boss throws a leg kick
enabling Silver Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Boss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boss circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas Silver Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver Jr.
Boss ducks under a wild hook from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boss misses with a looping left.
Boss misses with a two punch combination.
Silver Jr is looking to counter punch.
Boss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut.
Silver Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver Jr.
Boss fails to land with a series of punches.
Boss throws a body punch but Silver Jr moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver Jr checks a low kick from Boss.
As Boss looks to move away, Silver Jr throws a big counter combo but Boss just gets out of the way.
Silver Jr misses with a looping right.
Boss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver Jr tries to bum rush Boss with a series of wild strikes but Boss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boss misses the jab.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut.
Boss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boss scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr throws a looping overhand right but Boss ducks down to avoid it.
Silver Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Silver Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Boss's cut.
That's time! Silver Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boss wants to slow Silver Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Silver Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Silver Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr misses with a hook. Boss ducked under it nicely.
Silver Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boss throws out a counter right but Silver Jr avoids it with no problem.
Boss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boss avoids the head kick by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Boss's shoulder, as Boss tries to avoid the shot.
Silver Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Boss does no damage.
Silver Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Silver Jr misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the side of Boss's head but Boss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver Jr.
Boss moves away from the strike by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut.
Boss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr checks the leg kick.
Boss just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver Jr looks to throw the jab but Boss is out of range.
Boss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Silver Jr finds it's target.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Silver Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Boss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Boss.
Thomas Silver Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boss slips under a jab from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws the left hand but Boss avoids the punch easily.
Boss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Joey Boss's cut even more.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
letting Silver Jr counter with a right hand.
Boss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut.
Boss wants to land a leg kick but Silver Jr is out of range.
Boss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Silver Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Boss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big left from Boss misses.
Silver Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silver Jr tries to move into range but Boss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
The fighters circling - Silver Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. Boss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
A little feinted left hand from Silver Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boss throws out a loose jab but Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss misses with an uppercut. Silver Jr saw that one coming.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss moves out of range as Silver Jr strikes.
Silver Jr blocks a jab.
Silver Jr looks to throw the jab but Boss is out of range.
Boss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss moves away from the strike by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr looks to land a left hand but Boss moved out of range nicely.
Boss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws a looping overhand right but Boss ducks down to avoid it.
Joey Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver Jr slips under a jab.
Silver Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Boss misses.
Silver Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver Jr.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boss throws a body kick that misses.
Silver Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boss moves out of range of the strikes.
Joey Boss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Silver Jr.
Boss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab.
Silver Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boss misses with the combination.
Silver Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas Silver Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver Jr cracks Boss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Silver Jr.

Boss is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Silver Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.